OPPORTUNITIES FOR ARTISTS
Department of Art & Art Professions, Steinhardt School of Culture,
Education, and Human Development, NYU listing of art opportunities
*Please Note: NYU Steinhardt maintains a list of scholarships and grants from outside organizations. The list
can be found here: ​
http://steinhardt.nyu.edu/art/resources/nonnyuscholarships
The College Art Association posts various opportunities for the arts, which can be found here:
http://www.collegeart.org/opportunities/
The Artist Trust posts residencies, workspace, awards, etc. with corresponding deadlines which can be
found here: ​
http://artisttrust.org/index.php/for-artists/opportunities
For more general college scholarship opportunities please refer to the following link:
http://www.college­scholarships.com/free_scholarship_searches.htm
DECEMBER 2015
The ​
Opportunities for Artists ​
include scholarships, residencies, grants, fellowships, awards, exhibitions,
for art students, visual artists and other arts-related professions. All information is subject to change and
must be verified by the individual seeking each opportunity.
AWARDS, GRANTS & FELLOWSHIPS
Terra Foundation Fellowships at Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, DC, Deadline: December
1, 2015,
http://www.terraamericanart.org/what-we-offer/grant-fellowship-opportunities/grant-fellowship-opportuniti
es-for-individuals/
Independent Project Awards, CEC Artslink, New York, NY, Deadline: December 3, 2015,
http://www.cecartslink.org/grants/independent_projects/
Artist as Activist Fellowship, Robert Rauschenberg Foundation, New York, NY, Deadline: December 7,
2015, ​
http://www.rauschenbergfoundation.org/current-rfp-0
2016 Visiting Artist Fellowship, Summer Institute for Visual Arts, Drury University, Deadline: December 31,
2015, ​
http://www.drury.edu/siva/Apply-Visiting-Artists
Artist Fellowship, 2016 Saltonstall Fellow, Constance Saltonstall Foundation For the Arts, Ithaca, NY,
Deadline: January 2, 2016, ​
http://www.saltonstall.org/residencies/juried-residencies/
Sustainable Arts Foundation Fellowship, Gallery Aferro, Newark, NJ, Deadline: January 6, 2016,
http://aferro.org/opportunities/open-calls/
Post-graduate research and experimentation in art, IHEAP (Institute des hautes etudes en arts plastiques),
Paris, France, Deadline: January 25, 2016, ​
http://iheap.fr/en/missions/
Artist Fellowships, New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA), New York, NY, Deadline: January 28, 2016,
https://www.nyfa.org/Opportunities/Show/f22efa73-b73f-42e1-883b-ae52866bf51c
RESIDENCIES
Artist Residency, ArtOMI, Ghent, New York, Deadline: November 30, 2015, ​
http://www.artomi.org/art
Artist Residency, Museum of Glass, Tacoma, WA, Deadline: December 1, 2015,
https://museumofglass.org/visitingartist-application
Summer Artist Residency, Artspace, Raleigh, NC, Deadline: December 6, 2015,
http://artspacenc.org/artists/opportunities/call-for-residencies/summer/
Artist Residency #161, Atlantic Center for the Arts, New Smyrna Beach, FL, Deadline: December 6, 2015,
http://atlanticcenterforthearts.org/residencies/
Artist Residency, EFA Studio Program, Elizabeth Foundation for the Arts, New York, NY, Deadline:
December 9, 2015, ​
http://www.studios-efanyc.org/application-home/
Sculpture Artist Residency, Sculpture Space, Inc., Utica, NY, Deadline: December 31, 2015,
http://www.sculpturespace.org/
Mill Hill Visiting Social Practice Artist Residency, Macon Arts Alliance, Macon, GA, Deadline: December 31,
2015, ​
https://www.callforentry.org/festivals_unique_info.php?ID=3068&sortby=fair_name&apply=yes​
and
http://www.maconartsalliance.org/
Artist Residency, Bay Area Discovery Museum, Sausalito, CA, Deadline: January 3, 2016,
http://www.baykidsmuseum.org/exhibitions/art-studios/artist-in-residence-application/
Artist Residency, MacDowell Colony, Peterborough, NH, Deadline: January 15, 2016,
http://www.macdowellcolony.org/
Artist Residency, 2016 International Summer Program, The Watermill Center, Water Mill, NY, Deadline:
January 15, 2016, ​
http://watermillcenter.org/programs/summer
Roman J. Witt Residency Program, The Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design, University of Michigan,
Deadline: January 15, 2016, ​
http://stamps.umich.edu/witt
The Border Art Residency, La Union, NM, Deadline: January 15, 2016, ​
http://borderartresidency.com/
Artist Residency, Skowhegan School of Painting & Sculpture, Madison, ME, Deadline: January 21, 2016,
http://www.skowheganart.org/applicantinfo
Artist Residency, Workspace 2015-2016, Lower Manhattan Cultural Council, New York, NY, Deadline:
January 29, 2016, ​
http://lmcc.net/program/workspace/
EXHIBITIONS, COMMISSIONS AND COMPETITIONS
Can Design Competition, Mike’s HARDER, Deadline: November 25, 2015,
https://zooppa.com/en-us/contests/design-the-next-can-5?utm_campaign=jzmpf&utm_medium=email&ut
m_source=otrch
Affordable Art Fair Award, The Project Space, Julio Valdez Studio, LLC, Deadline: November 30, 2015,
http://www.jvsprojectspace.com/#!affordable-art-fair-award/c128k
Call for Artists, ARTROOMS2016, London, UK, Deadline: November 30, 2015, ​
http://www.art-rooms.org/
Call for Entry, NARS South-West Brooklyn Exhibition, NARS Foundation, Sunset Park, Brooklyn, Deadline:
December 1, 2015, ​
http://www.narsfoundation.org/exhibition-programs/
Call for Entry/Open Call, Annmarie Sculpture Garden & Arts Center, Dowell Road, MD, Deadline: December
4, 2015, ​
http://www.annmariegarden.org/
Call for Entries, “The Drawing Board” Group Exhibition, District of Columbia Arts Center (DCAC),
Washington, D.C., Deadline: December 4, 2015, ​
http://www.dcartscenter.org/exhibitions_calls.htm
Call for Artists, Multiple Public Art Project Opportunities, City of San Diego, CA, December 4, 2015,
http://www.sandiego.gov/arts-culture/publicart/artistopps.shtml
Call for Artists, 11th Annual Competition, Dave Brown Projects, Deadline: December 5, 2015,
http://davebownprojects.com/nyfa.html
Call for Entry, Women in Art, Las Laguna Gallery, Laguna Beach, CA, Deadline: December 15, 2015,
http://www.laslagunagallery.com/#!womeninart2016/c119a
Call for Entry, Proposals to Operate Artists Gallery at Staten Island Artists Building Corp., Staten Island,
NY, Deadline: December 15, 2015, ​
http://siabc.net/
Call for Entries, Photography Triennial, Staten Island Unlimited, Alice Austen House, Staten Island, NY,
Deadline: December 15, 2015, ​
https://aliceaustenhouse.submittable.com/submit/49477
Call for Entry, SYN•ES•THE•TI•CA, Manifest Gallery, Cincinnati, OH, Deadline: January 8, 2016,
http://www.manifestgallery.org/synesthetica/
Art Installation Participation, ​
GENSIS TREE NEW YORK​
, Nohra Haime Gallery, New York, NY, Deadline:
January 15, 2016, ​
https://www.nohrahaimegallery.com/genesis-project.html
ONGOING OPPORTUNITIES
AWARDS, GRANTS & FELLOWSHIPS
Grants for Individual Artists, The Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation,
http://www.elizabethgreenshieldsfoundation.org/main.html
$1,000 Grant, The Awesome Foundation For the Arts and Sciences, ​
http://www.awesomefoundation.org/
Grants, Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation, ​
http://www.elizabethgreenshieldsfoundation.org/main.html
RESIDENCIES
The New York Community Trust Can Lier Residency, International Studio & Curatorial Program (ISCP),
Brooklyn, NY, ​
http://www.iscp-nyc.org/apply/open-calls.html
Emerging Artists in Printmaking Residency, Atelier Circulaire, Montreal, Quebec, Canada,
http://www.ateliercirculaire.org/fjen
Alaskan Wilderness Residency, Port Alsworth, AK, ​
http://chulitnalodge.com/artists
Artist-in-Residence, MORPHOS Fulldome, Denver, CO,
http://www.beta-arts.com/morphos-artist-in-residence/
Artist Studio Residency, Smack Mellon, New York, NY,
http://residencyunlimited.org/opportunities/smack-mellon-artist-studio-program-2/
Youth Arts Now - Artist-in-Residence, Chashama, New York, NY, ​
http://www.chashama.org/YAN-AIR
Artist Residency, Dorland Mountain Arts Colony, Temecula, CA,
https://www.dorlandartscolony.com/residency.html
Artist-in-Residence, Montefiore Einstein Center for Cancer Care, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY,
http://www.montefiore.org/healingarts-artist-in-residence
Artist Residency, Spark Box Studio, Picton, Ontario, Canada, ​
http://sparkboxstudio.com/
Experimental Artist-in-Residency/Temporary Art Community, DE LICEIRAS 18, Porto, Portugal,
http://residencyunlimited.org/opportunities/porto-temporary-art-community-winter-spring-2015/
Artist Residency, FD13, St. Paul, MN,
http://residencyunlimited.org/opportunities/fd13-residency-for-the-arts/
Your Art Residency Program, La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina,
http://www.residenciacorazon.com.ar/site/index.php
Artist Residency, Malaspina Printmakers, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada,
http://www.malaspinaprintmakers.com/submissions
Artist Residency, Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, VT, ​
http://vermontstudiocenter.org/residencies/
EXHIBITIONS, COMMISSIONS AND COMPETITIONS
Group and Solo Show Opportunities for Women Artists, Pen + Brush,
http://www.penandbrush.org/explore/visual